A 12-year-old student from the state-run Peddapur Residential High School in Metpalli mandal, Jagtial district, Telangana, passed away on Friday. This marks the second death in the same school within a span of 15 days.
The deceased, identified as Anirudh, a Class VI student and native of Yellareddypet in Rajanna Sircilla district, complained of severe stomach pain in the early hours of Friday. He, along with another student who experienced similar symptoms, was immediately shifted to a local hospital for treatment, as per a report on The Hindu.
However, Anirudh's condition worsened and he passed away while being transferred to Government Area Hospital in Jagtial.
Later, Anirudh's body was handed over to his parents after a post-mortem examination. The police have registered a case of suspicious death based on a complaint from the boy's parents, and an investigation is currently underway to determine the exact cause of his illness and subsequent death, as per a report on PTI.
This incident comes less than two weeks after another student from the same school, Ganaditya, a Class VIII student, died under similar circumstances on July 26. The class 8 student of the same school suddenly experienced seizures and died. The back-to-back deaths have sent shockwaves through the local community and prompted urgent calls for a thorough investigation into the school's health and safety protocols.
Korutla MLA Dr. K. Sanjay visited the school on Friday to express his concern over the repeated tragedies. He criticised the "sorry state of affairs" at the residential school and called for immediate corrective measures to ensure the well-being of the students. The MLA emphasized the need for strict supervision of the school’s functioning and urged authorities to take swift action to prevent further incidents.